THT 473 - The Theatre of Comedy

A study of the developing relationship between comic theory and theatrical presentation primarily in Western Civilization, but including comic performance traditions in Asia. Emphasis is on comic texts (plays) and the art of comic performance and the milieu that engendered them as well as the theatres for which they were written and which gave them life.

Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3